Magnetically enhanced arrow rest

Abstract

An arrow rest for an archers bow that co-acts with a magnetic catch that may hold the arrow on the rest when the bow is drawn back; and that holds a horizontally pivoting arrow support arm, made of magnetically attractive material, that pivots toward and away from the vertical surface of the bow in the sight window area of the bow, in close to the vertical surface of the bows sight window when the pivoting arrow support arm, is in a fully retracted position and not otherwise in use, so as to avoid possible damage from being caught on limbs and brush while being carried by the archer in the field. The magnet part of the arrow rest further helps move the horizontally pivoting arrow support arm out of the way of the arrows fletching as it passes by the rest so that arrow flight is not unduly disrupted as the arrow is leaving the bow. The rest may be constructed in multiple separated parts or co-joined into a single unibody component.

Having described my invention with text and drawings, and having shared what I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, so that others may profit from its teachings, and also having specified adequate reasons for patent allowance, I now claim of the following: 
     
       1. An arrow rest assembly for an comprising:
 A base section of a two-component arrow rest embedded in or attached to a vertical surface of an archer's bow, said vertical surface of said bow for embedding or attachment of said base section of said arrow rest being on a vertical side of said bow, that most closely aligns with a vertical plane containing a bowstring of said bow 
 said base section of said two component arrow rest housing a spring operated, horizontally pivoting, arrow rest support arm and further incorporating an integral means of providing side to side support for an arrow when an arrow is resting on said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm as the bow is being drawn and released, with both said horizontally pivoting arrow support arm and said means of providing side to side support for an arrow resting on the horizontally pivoting arrow support arm, emanating from or closely proximate to the same surface of said arrow rest base section, and said emanating surface of said base section of said rest being generally parallel to the vertical surface of the bow that said base section of the rest is attached to or embedded in, 
 said spring operated arrow support arm pivoting horizontally toward, and away from, the vertical surface of said bow where said base section of said arrow rest is attached or embedded, when said horizontally pivoting arrow support arm of said arrow rest is contacted by an arrows fletching as an arrow leaves said bow upon release, said horizontally pivoting arrow support arm moving toward said vertical surface of said bow and back away from said vertical surface of said bow in a plane roughly perpendicular to a plane containing a bowstring of said bow when said bow is assembled and not drawn back, 
 said horizontally pivoting arrow support arm providing vertical support for an arrow when said spring operated, horizontally pivoting arrow support arm is in the extended open position and an arrow is resting on said arrow support arm, as said bow is being drawn and released, 
 said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm made of magnetically attractive material, 
 said means of providing side to side support for an arrow positioned in or on said horizontally pivoting arrow rest support arm to be positioned on said arrow rest base section with respect to said arrow rest arm so as to provide lateral support for an arrow when said spring operated, horizontally pivoting arrow rest support arm is in the extended open position and an arrow is resting on the arrow support arm, and further positioned so as to not interfere with movement of said arrow rest arm, 
 said means of providing side to side support for an arrow mounted on said arrow rest support arm to incorporate a portion made of a resilient and limited friction material of, Delrin or Teflon or Nylon where said portion of said side to side support means engages a rounded side of an arrow mounted on said spring operated, horizontally pivoting arrow rest support arm as said bow is drawn and released, 
 A separate magnet section of a two-component arrow rest embedded in or attached to the vertical surface of said bow, 
 said separate magnet section positioned in a vertical section of said bow in or on the same side of said bow as said base section of said arrow rest is attached to or embedded in, and in or on the same side of said vertical section of said bow as said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm of said arrow rest base section is attached to or embedded in, 
 said magnet further positioned so as to have said magnet aligned vertically in the same horizontal plane of operation of said spring loaded horizontally pivoting arrow support arm, 
 said magnet further positioned between said horizontally pivoting arrow support arm and an intended target, such that an arrow leaving the bow would pass by at least a part of a surface of said magnet, and a free end of said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm would move in a pivoting manner forward and toward said magnet when an arrows fletching contacted said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm upon release, 
 said magnet further positioned so that said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm would, when fully retracted, be in contact with or close proximity to said magnet and thereafter remain held by magnetic force in a fully retracted position until manually reset to a fully extended open position, 
 said magnet to be of sufficient magnetic strength to be able to attract said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm, said support arm made of magnetically attractive material, to a fully retracted position after an arrow first moves said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm part way toward said magnet when an arrows fletching contacts and moves said spring loaded horizontally pivoting arrow support arm forward and toward said magnet as an arrow leaves the bow, and 
 said magnet to have an attractive magnetic strength insufficient to move said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm forward and toward it when said arrow support arm is in the fully extended open position. 
 
     
     
       2. An arrow rest assembly as in  claim 1 , wherein said base section of said arrow rest that houses said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm and said side to side arrow lateral support surface is comprised of a non-round elongated shaped, straight, length formed of metal or plastic, said elongated section comprised of two ends and a solid section joining the ends, and being approximately one inch in length, and having a uniform cross section over its entire length and at each of its ends that are substantially square or rectangular in end shape,
 said elongated rest body to be received or embedded in a closely fitting, proportionally shaped recess in said vertical section of said bows riser, said recess providing a close tolerance fit for the end shape and perimeter of said elongated arrow rest base section along its entire length, 
 said recess consisting of a non-round hole shaped proportionally to said elongated arrow rest body, extending side to side completely through said bows vertical section above a grip section of said vertical section, such that said non-round, elongated arrow rest base section, when fitted through said matching hole in said bows vertical section, may be moved sideways toward either of its ends to fine tune arrow lateral alignment as needed to match an arrows stiffness, 
 said elongated arrow rest base section fixed in place with a set screw positioned directly in line with a center of said elongated rest body receiving recess, and emanating from a rearmost surface of the bows vertical section that said rest body is embedded in, once a desired left to right positioning of said elongated base section is completed. 
 
     
     
       3. An arrow rest assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said arrow rest base section is adjustable to increase or decrease spring tension in said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm. 
     
     
       4. An arrow rest assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said arrow rest base section is adjustable to increase or decrease side to side resistance in the lateral arrow support surface. 
     
     
       5. An arrow rest assembly of  claim 2  wherein the arrow rest body which houses the spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm and which also houses the means of providing side to side support for an arrow resting on said spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow support arm is combined into a single fixed unit with the co-acting magnet, with said arrow rest base first being modified to incorporate a mounting platform for said magnet, said mounting platform to be fixedly attached to and made part of the base section of the arrow rest, and said fixedly attached platform positioned immediately alongside said arrow rest base's end from where the spring operated horizontally pivoting arrow rest arm emanates such that a magnet attached to or embedded in the platform, and said elongated rest base may be made to move in unison, with said arrow rest base and fixedly attached platform with attached or embedded magnet combined into a single unit being fixed in place in said bow with a set screw positioned directly in line with the center of said elongated rest body receiving recess in said bows vertical section, and emanating from a backmost surface of the bows vertical section that said rest body is embedded in, once any desired left to right positioning of said elongated base section is completed; with all spatial relationships between said arrow rest base section and co-acting magnet being substantially unchanged, and with all movements of said spring operated, horizontally pivoting, arrow rest arm being substantially unchanged.